S.O.U.L.S. Community Service Programs

• Community 101: First Year Service Month
• Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Night Supper Clubs
• Service Day
• Hunger and Homelessness Month
• Connections to College
• Red Cross Blood Drive
• Food for Thought
• Alternative Spring Break
• Alternative Winter Break 
• Jumpstart
• Prison Book Program
• Heritage Apartments Pasta Dinners

Become a Leader and Voice Your Ideas

Become a project leader

Each of our projects has one person who leads the group to the site, communicates with the apeople in charge when on-site, and helps to get the word out about our events. We are always seeking new project leaders at the onset of each academic year; Contact us at souls@suffolk.edu to find out more.

Work for us

S.O.U.L.S. has a staff of 10-15 work-study students every semester, assisting us with the programs that we offer. Stop by S.O.U.L.S. in Donahue 209 or Student Activities in D529 to pick up an application. Positions are currently filled for the 2008-2009 academic year.

Community 101: First Year Service Month

Our annual beginning of the year kick-off for first-year students! Join us for a month of events culminating with the First Year Service Day to get your start on working with various community service organizations in Boston. Please see September’s calendar for more information or contact Molly MacKinnon, Community Service Scholar

Supper Clubs

A long-standing tradition at both institutions, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights, at the Advent Church, Paulist Center, St. John the Evangelist have provided meals to homeless and needy persons through their Supper Clubs. An average of 5-10 students can be found each week assisting with meal preparation or serving warm food to the hundreds of guests each night.

Service Day

Join us on April 3, 2009 for our twelfth annual Campus-Wide Service Day and dinner. Sites will be announced in February; applications will be available soon after this for both groups and individuals.

Hunger and Homelessness Month

November is Hunger and Homelessness Month, and S.O.U.L.S. will have many events focusing on service for the needy and education on the issues. In addition to our month-long Canned Food and Warm Clothing Drives, we will be planning panel discussions and speakers, volunteer opportunities, workshops, and other activities. Please join us to help the needy of Boston prepare for the winter. Please see our Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Calendar for more information.

For more information, contact Jon Paton, Community Service Scholar

Prison Book Program

Join fellow Suffolk students to volunteer your time to help brighten the life of a prison. Travel to the Prison Book Site in Quincy and read requests for reading material from prisoners. Sign up on our website!

Connections to College

Interested in exposing middle school youth to college life? Suffolk University is collaborating with Bird Street Community Center to help youth explore college life and the campus first-hand. For more information contact Estella Moriaty.

Fall and Spring Blood Drives

Blood Drives are held twice a year, in October and April.

Food for Thought

Food for Thought is our monthly discussion club of social issues. One short article is read by the group and then discussed over lunch every three weeks. Be sure to stop by the office to get the article up to two weeks in advance and join us to discuss how to make the world a better place. For more information stop by the S.O.U.L.S. office in D209 or contact Allison Brito.

Alternative Spring Break

Do something good over your Spring Break with Habitat for Humanity and other Suffolk students. Applications are currently closed for the 2008-2009 trip.

For more information on any of our programs, contact S.O.U.L.S. Community Service Center

Other Programs

We have several one-time programs throughout the year. Please e-mail souls@suffolk.edu if you’d like to join our e-newsletter mailing list.